This blog presents news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but now has a broader coverage and a wider audience. In addition to information about trials and trial practice, you'll find notes about appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

In the wake of news of killings by intimate partners, the P-I rans a story about checking out romantic partners and others. The end of the article links to websites. Check background of potential partner, Seattle P-I, April 5, 2007.

Update (later the same day, but an update nonetheless): See The Danger of Selling Cheap Background Checks, Imperative Information, March 14, 2007 (lawsuit against screening firm that failed to discover that man hired as aide for Alzheimer's patient was a registered sex offender). (Thanks, shlep!)